Re: Happy 2017 Winter Solstice!

[http://www.gmail.com/~catherine]

Hi Robert! I was looking forward to your email! I love getting it every
year.

My year was moderately interesting. In February I took my youngest son -
then 8 - to Rome. We only stayed 2 nights because there's only so much you
can push on an 8-year-old. He had expressed the desire to see the
Coliseum and I was thrilled to be able to take him. Apparently, he got the
idea that it could collapse in an earthquake any day and wanted to see it
before it did. He's not wrong, actually - half of it was destroyed by
earthquake at some point in the past. After seeing it, he wasn't interested
in much else other than eating ice cream and riding around on the open top
bus.

In May I took my oldest son (13) to Paris. We stayed four nights - all paid
for with loyalty points. We had a great time. I had been several times but
this trip with him was the best, yet. He made me go to the top of the
Eiffel Tower and we went to Versaille - two things I had never bothered
with on previous trips. He enjoyed visiting Ste Chappelle and enjoyed the
Louvre - particularly the medieval stuff, which warmed my heart.

In October, the whole family went to visit my cousins in Phoenix. This was
our second trip to Arizona. We just love it because it's the opposite of
Britain. We explored to the South this time (last time we went to the
North/Grand Canyon) and visited places like Tombstone and crossed the
border at Nogales. My cousin is moving to some place North of Fargo so I
doubt we will be returning to Arizona.

So we have managed to travel a bit. Other than that, very dull!

I hope you and Noelle have a wonderful holiday/New Year.

xx Katy